Policeman&#39;s club.



PATBNTED APR. 2, 1907.

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W f W NN NN Cim ries ef C. J. bIEHL & H. W. G. EIGKHOFF.

POLIGEMANS CLUB.

LPPLICATION FILED AUG. 2s, 190s.

Ho. 849,216. Specification of Letters Potent. abented Apri?, i997.

Application ied August 2S. 1906. Serial No. SSL'QQ.

To /LZZ Zoli/1ro?,A if wtay/ (fm1/cern.- i

Be it known that we, {HARLES J. DiEHL and iiicNRY i/ViLLIAM (iiris'i. EiC-KHOFF, eiti zens of the United States, residing et Tippecanoe City, iu the county oi Mia-mi and State oi' Ohio7 have invented certain new and useiui improvements iii Poiieen'iens (,hihs, oi which a. speeiiieatioii wes iied oy us on August 123', LIQ-O, Seriei No. 331,702), reference hein@ Yhad therein to the accompanying drawings.

Uur invention relates to poiieemeris clubs of tiret type iu which the club is provided. .vithiihuriinetirig means 5 end the ob j eet of the seme is to provide a. eiuo of this type with an electric lamp which eheh be secured to the handle in such e marmer es to be proof against rough usage, es weil es :ig-einst the Weather.

A further object is to rovide 'for 'iiiumiria-ting this eieetrio iight which een be coii'troiled from substantially any ooiiit in the circunii'erenee of the rieb, thereoy makim; it possihie tooperzrte tire seme iostentiy Without .feeling around the circumference of the Chih for the sii/litei'i.

iith theeeohjeets in our inventiam consists; in the construction hereinafter de scribed, emi more oortieriieriy pointed out in the chrims, n

lo the omperijing rirewiiigrs, .l igiireis a. perspective view of o ooh o iieris ehiikeoi bodyiiig our invention. Fig. 2 is e iongitudirmi section of suoh e ohiofaiid Fig. 2% is; e transverse seetiori teken through the chi'o :it the bese of the hoodie portion. thereof.

In these drawings We here iihiStra-teri our invention :is embodied in the ordinary poiieeniaris emi); hut it is evident that the seme eouid be rrfdiiy embodied. iii oiuos or biiiies of mij; ty ve which would permit of the iris@ ion of the betteries in the hendiey :is iiere iter described.

in @the eoiistruetioii iihistreted iii these rire "inge, i indicates the eiuh es e whoie, hev- Lirig' ai hoiiow heridie portion 2, 'oriried, prei erfibiy, hyooriiig t' e ehih longitudinally to e ooiiit some diste-nee 1oeioothe hoodie portion thereof. iithiii this hoiiow portion. is the battery- 3, Whieh may consist of one or oi e Series of eeiis supported it the iower end upon Contact-spring 5, which serves to ooririeet which extends over the end of the eiub and is firmly secured thereto in any suitable meriner. The opposite emi is se:'eW-tixreeded, as shown et 9, to receive the internally-thieeeh edv oep l0. 1Within this extension is en irioeridesoeriteieetrie iight globe ii, which is Carried oy the lower end of the meteiiie reiieetor if? and in eieetrieei eoiiteet with the iower portion of this refieeior. This reieetor may be of .any spiteiiie type, ti'fit shown in the drewinge being the Weltkriege/1e Y ereiioiio re'ieetor the outer ieri'ieter of ffijifiiieli is such as to eerie-e it to eonteetv ite outer eed with the inner eireum'ferenee of the extension 7. A euiis-eye i?) reste ofen the outer end oi this reieetor-oasiig; emi is heid iri piace by :i

oep il), which iie provided with en opening; le,

registering with the huiis-eye, fiori Curriea peeking 15 between the irieteiiie edge of the oep sind the erige of the onlie-eye. The heee of the incandescent eieetrio iight ,extends "oer'oriri the endo' the reiieetor and hee its een tref eol'iteetpieie iii engagement with the erbrisig-eoriteet 6 of the 1nett/ries 3.

The circuit to the oioetrio iight formed from the batteries through the corrieri.|- spring, then through the eentrei colita et member of the brise to the hump, then 'through the outer easing of the base, the reieotorcasing i2, extension 7, to the eoiifiuetor i6,-

t-hence to the switch v17, from which. it by a conduct-or 18 to the lower contact-spring 5. As shown, this Circuit ie'iriterrupted :it the bese of the hoodie oy e. switch i?, and the eonduet l@ and i8 are connected with contact-plates or'i the outer surfeee of the Club and on opposite sides ofthe eireuniference thereof. This connection may bommie in suitable marmer, 'that in the dreivings being" mede by merely passing the eii'i o? the eomiuetor through en aperture in t and providing it with a contact-pie outer erid. in the eoiietruotiou shoe-,iii in the the battery with the switch or circuit-doser and also serves as e. cushioning-spring to abi drawing. the conductor 16 is provided with :i contact-plete 19, aud the eomhiotor i3 is point Where the contact-plete 19 is provided,

. used in ordinary l above the ends of the contect-ring to protect shown in two strips lending from the contactspring 5 to the contact -late 20, Which. is secured to the club on t e side opposite the contectfplate 19. This double construction, however, is' not absolutely necessary, as a single conductor couldbe arranged to give setisfectory contact'. A metallic split ring 21 surrounds the club et the bese of the hundle portion thereof. This ring is of greater diameter than the outer diameter of the club. end is secured to the club et one point of the circumference thereof, preferably at the and is in permanent engagement With this contactgplate'. This ring is normally out of contfict With. the club et points, save the single point Where it is secured thereto, the open ends of the same extending above the contact-plate 20, but normelly out ofengigement therewith, the arrangement beingsuch thetpressure upon the ring 2l et any point of its circumference, except et the point Where it is connected to the club, will serve to bring one side or the other of the ring into contact with the plate 20 and close 'the circuit through the liirnp 11. A shield or clip 22 isV provided the same.

It will be apparent that the invention is not necessarily limited vto policemens clubs, as it can readily be embodied in any kind of e hollow casing--such, for instance, es that electric flashlights-and the Word club" as herein used is understood to include such use of the device.

what We claim as in the saine, and, en seid handle portion; the flow of current for operating seid switch nent Contact with one therewith, subs essere We Wish itY to be understood that We dolnot Having thus fully described our invention, new, and desire to secure y Letters Patent, is- 1, In a policemans rith a hollow handle portion,e battery With- `electric lightc rried by of e switch c `ritrolling to saidI lamp, and :ineens from e. plurality of oints in thecircumference of seid club, substentielly es described..

2. 1n a. olicemens club, the combination,

with e hol 0W handle. portion, e battery withu in the same, and en electric light .carried thereby, of' e current to seid light vsw'itch cont-rolling the flow` of comprising contactlnteson the opposite sides of said club, and split ring having its closed side in permeof seid plates and. its fen side bove the other of seid contactetes and normally out of engagement tentiilly es described.

In testimony whereof- Oiiiiitrs J. einer. 'i HENRY; WILLIAM .GHRSY EIKHQFF.' Witnesses: y j

Q WILLIAM lE. RITTLEHAHE,

ROBERT N. Euren.

y We our signe-y tures 1n presence of two'ivitnesses.

occur to e person club, the coinbin'etion, 

